Sensorized pacifier to quantify the rhythmicity of non-nutritive sucking: A preliminary study on newborns.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
; 2015: 7398-401, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Non-nutritive sucking (NNS) is one of the most significant spontaneous actions of infants. The suction/expression rhythmicity of NNS remains unknown. We developed a sensorized pacifier for an objective measurement of NNS. Two miniaturized digital pressure sensors are embedded into a commercial pacifier and they acquired suction and expression pressures simultaneously. Experimental tests with nine newborns confirmed that our device is suitable for the measurement of the natural NNS behavior and for the extrapolation of parameters related to the suction/expression rhythmicity. Preliminary results encourage future studies to evaluate the possibility to use these parameters as indicators of oral feeding readiness of premature infants.
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Asunto principal:
Conducta en la Lactancia
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Recién Nacido
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Chupetes
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Humans
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Infant
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Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
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2015
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Article